Inning: 1 New York Ace Mantle pitching. Mike Fregosi singles to right field. Mike Fregosi steals second. Ed Davis singles to left field. Mike Fregosi scores. Upper Decker grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dave Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Double D Trouble pitching. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Ed Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Heinie Hairs pops out to the third baseman. Rafael Metzger grounds out to the shortstop. George Derrick singles to right field. John Clemens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gene Maurer hits a home run. Vern Bare grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Poindexter singles to center field. Fred Lord singles to right field. Tom Sanders strikes out. Ace Mantle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Double D Trouble strikes out. Mike Fregosi grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Lutenberg singles to left field. Charlie Umbricht grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ed Perez walks. Ed Perez steals second. Gene Maurer singles to right field. Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Upper Decker singles to right field. Dave Smith triples. Upper Decker scores. Heinie Hairs strikes out. Rafael Metzger strikes out. George Derrick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Perez. Dave Smith scores. John Clemens singles to center field. George Derrick scores. Double D Trouble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Poindexter singles to left field. John Poindexter steals second. Fred Lord pops out to the shortstop. Tom Sanders strikes out. Ace Mantle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Mike Fregosi grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Davis flies out to the right fielder. Upper Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Dave Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Hairs strikes out. Rafael Metzger singles to center field. Rafael Metzger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gene Maurer strikes out. Vern Bare grounds out to the third baseman. John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York George Derrick grounds out to the second baseman. John Clemens singles to center field. Double D Trouble lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, John Clemens forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Fregosi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Sanders grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ace Mantle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Smith. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ed Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Upper Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Don Gazella enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Davis at 1B. Greg Mele enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Clemens at C. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the third baseman. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Heinie Hairs flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Metzger doubles to left field. Rip Thielman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. George Derrick strikes out. Greg Mele singles to left field. Rafael Metzger scores. Double D Trouble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Vern Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for John Poindexter. Masaji Sogawa doubles to center field. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Harry Ryan strikes out. Tom Sanders singles to left field. Masaji Sogawa scores. Misael Vassell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Rip Thielman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Sanders steals second. Ryan Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Rafael Metzger (21).3B - Dave Smith (8).GIDP - Upper Decker. Baserunning: SB - Mike Fregosi (9).CS - Rafael Metzger (7). Fielding: E - Dave Smith.
Batting:2B - Masaji Sogawa (4).HR - Gene Maurer (16).GIDP - Charlie Umbricht. Baserunning: SB - Ed Perez (15), John Poindexter (7), Tom Sanders (4). Fielding: E - Ed Perez.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walt Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Mulligan improves in arm Hector Scantlebury improves in endurance Hector Scantlebury did not respond to coaching in endurance Armando Krueger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jay Veryzer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jay Veryzer did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Purnal Bates did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Dilauro did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in speed Purnal Bates did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty